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Weekend Chef

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Weekend Chef to join our busy team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

Main responsibilities:

To manage all day to day aspects of preparation and presentation of the food service offer to the Company's standards

Prepare food to the highest standard of quality at all times

Manage food ordering to the required company standard.

Follow recipes and instruction, as directed by line manager and in accordance to the required food offer

To provide an efficient and friendly service to customers in all areas of the catering department

To ensure that food is presented and served in a clean, hygienic environment

Ensure all necessary documentation is completed to comply with company and industry standards

To communicate well with customers and demonstrate a helpful attitude at all times

To undertake cleaning and ensure all aspects of equipment and production area cleaning is completed: walls up to 6ft, floors, fixtures, fittings, pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, glassware etc., to the Company’s standard according to the cleaning rota or as directed

Meet the demands of customers by providing the correct catering services within the agreed SLA contract agreement

Maintain levels of stock and carry out stock takes.

Ensure that methods of preparation, production and presentation comply with Sodexo’s standards and procedures.

Comply with all Company & Client policies, site rules and statutory regulations relating to Health & Safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire and COSHH. This will include your awareness of any specific hazards in your work place.

Ensure that all equipment used, is in safe working order and report any faults to line manager, ensuring the equipment is not used until safe.

To fulfil any other reasonable requests

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate for this role will be:

Experienced in working in a busy kitchen environment

Passionate for producing fresh food to a high standard

Customer focused

A strong communicator

Experienced at working with a team

Complying to health, safety and hygiene standards

Package Description

Weekend Chef working along side a Food Service Assistant serving around 40 customers for Breakfast and Lunch.

The position is for Every Other Weekend with the possibility of extra shifts to cover Sickness and Holidays as and when for the right candidate

About the Company

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young persons and vulnerable adults. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland). In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.